Stephen Butler Death – The Peterborough County OPP on Tuesday, July 21, has reported on the death of one of the two victims airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital following a collision south of Peterborough on Friday morning.
The OPP has identified the victim as 45-year-old Stephen Butler, of the City of Kawartha Lakes in the former Emily Township.
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The incident happened when two pick up trucks collided around 11 a.m. at the intersection of Keene Road and Base Line in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township. Owing to the collision, both pick up ended in the ditch, says the police.
According to Police, one of the trucks was a township vehicle and was travelling southbound on Keene Road when it collided with a pickup truck travelling eastbound on Base Line.
The driver of the township truck was taken to an area hospital while two victims from the pickup truck were airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital with serious injuries.
The OPP released on Tuesday morning about the death of the driver of the eastbound truck. He died as a result of his injuries.
Investigation is still ongoing to determine the cause of the crash.